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Every Democrat in the House opposed it, as did 20 Republicans. Ryan mentioned how repealing Obamacare and overhauling American health care was a promise Republicans have made in past elections and that this was fulfilling a promise to voters.

Jeffrey McCall, a media studies professor at DePauw University in IN, said buying Tribune will give Sinclair more power to negotiate deals with cable companies and national advertisers. With the UHF discount reapplied, the companies cover 42 percent of the country. The deal became possible under a loosening of antitrust regulations this year kept a single company from controlling stations reaching more than 39 percent of the U.S.

There is now no premiere date for season nine of " Modern Family ". This is published unedited from the PTI feed. It has now been announced that Modern Family , which stars the likes of Sofia Vergara, Ed O'Neill and Ty Burrell , will continue into a tenth season after it was re-commissioned for two more seasons by ABC.

He said former acting Attorney General Sally Yates also left him with the impression that it wasn't necessary to fire Flynn immediately, after he reportedly misled Vice President Mike Pence on his interactions with Russian representatives. Spicer also claimed that the White House was not able to view documents of evidence against Flynn until February 2. Speaking with reporters earlier in the day, Burr said he preferred when people cooperate, but pointed to his willingness to use the power of ...

And SwimWays wants you to celebrate the 40 in the pool with Star Wars pool floats and toys. Countless others joined the celebration on social media, many of them tweeting "May the 4th be with you", in a play on the Star Wars catchphrase, " May the force be with you ".

Under a state law he lobbied for, Kobach is the only elections secretary in America with his own team of prosecutors, independent of the attorney general, who can target voter fraud - although his actual attempts to find voter fraud were nearly a complete bust.

Susan Collins asked McCabe if he could confirm reports that Comey requested resources from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for the Russian Federation investigation just a few days before he was sacked. One official said Trump asked Rosenstein and Sessions for their views on Comey, then asked the deputy attorney general to synthesize his thoughts in a memo.

Department of Justice for emails of former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates from her government account. Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, saying he had lost confidence in Comey over his handling of an election-year email scandal involving then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

While the previous Red Nose Day Actually trailer certainly provided feels (largely because of use of the legendary white board signs), the latest gives a little insight about what the original's beloved characters are up to now. "If you look for it, I have a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around", Grant says off-camera as scenes from Richard Curtis' 2003 rom-com flash across the screen.

During his appearance on Good Morning America on Monday, May 1, we got to see a little more of Pratt's very best. It is a name that fans of the original comics may recognise as referring to Adam Warlock, a cosmic figure in the Marvel comic book universe, previously hinted at in the original Guardians of the Galaxy film.

Here's all about what he did during his India tour. The source adds, "Before heading for his concert, Justin went to the slums in Reay Road and Shivaji Nagar (in Govandi), accompanied by security in-charge Shera and his personal bodyguards".

Her sentencing hearing began in January but lasted longer than a day, prompting Conti to set aside more time for additional testimony and her decision. Questions about the fraudulent activity were raised after a bankruptcy judge watched one of Abby Lee Miller's spin-off shows and said he doubted her claim that she didn't have any cash.

Crews began work at 3 a.m. Thursday. One person held a sign that read, " Bout Time ". A few hundred monument supporters , many waving Confederate flags, stood to voice opposition. Colonel Charles Didier Dreux, Jr. The Civil War Trust notes that "Davis' popularity and effectiveness were not enhanced by the growing numbers of Confederate defeats", and Davis was captured in the waning days of the war by Union soldiers after he had fled the Confederate capital in Richmond.

Less than a month after appointing him, President Donald Trump fired Flynn for misleading Vice President Mike Pence and senior administration officials regarding the nature of his interactions with Russia's ambassador to the US, according to the White House.

That ain't news. What is there to talk about?" However Bow Wow has now responded to the criticism he received in an interview with U.S. hip-hop radio station HOT 97, saying he loves the attention he's received from the phony photo. So what does Bow Wow think about his new meme status? "It doesn't affect me, it doesn't affect the women, it doesn't affect the bank, it doesn't affect anything", he said of the internet mockery.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said the Champions League final match against Juventus will be a special one. Isco's goal came about after a quite brilliant piece of skill from Karim Benzema that left three Atletico defenders for dead to the left of the penalty area.

Zoe Saldana and her Gamora character in " Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 " will appear in theaters on May 5. But we're excited to find out ahead of the highly anticipated movie's premiere this Friday. " "Farewell, Cruel World!" was written by Brent Fletcher and directed by Vincent Misiano ". Marvel has released yet another trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

The plaintiffs say the documents Kobach was photographed holding are relevant because they bear on the question of whether Kobach can prove that a substantial number of non-citizens have registered to vote in Kansas, as he insists. But the effort will be bipartisan. The commission will also include former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, a Republican, and U.S. Elections Assistance Commission member Christie McCormick.

It will be McCarthy's fifth stint as host of the popular comedy program on NBC. On Thursday, McCarthy teased her appearance as Spicer, giving fans a GIF for the ages. The script has pretty much written itself for her sketch, Spicer having reportedly ducked behind a hedge this week to avoid questions from reporters about President Trump firing Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey.

The son of 2010 Tour De France victor Andy Schleck, three-year-old Teo, was tasked with gifting Kate a bouquet of flowers upon arrival at the Grand Duke Henry Museum of Modern Art in Luxembourg City. From the museum, the Duchess of Cambridge met with some children that were working on jerseys for the Tour de France. Does Kate Middleton rule Prince William behind closed doors? "There are also close ties between the two royal families, with three generations of the Luxembourg royal family ...

The vitriolic yacker tweeted several attacks on Comey's character back during the past election. Schumer has questioned the timing of the firing and wondered whether investigations into the Trump campaign's possible ties to Russian Federation were "getting too close for the president".

Microsoft announced at its Build 2017 event that the next major Windows 10 update will be called the Fall Creators Update. It will be available later this year. Maybe the new versions of iOS and macOS will boast new features to keep me around even longer. Tavis Ormandy and Natalie Silvanovich, Project Zero researchers from Microsoft's arch rival Google, found that the core of Redmond's malware scanning engine allowed an attacker to install malware on a Windows machine.

Jimmy was pitching very well. Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox is forced out at second base as Jonathan Villar #5 of the Milwaukee Brewers makes a throw to first base during the fifth inning of a game at Miller Park on May 11, 2017 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin.

The Brown alumnae credited her success to her role as Belle in the 2017 Disney remake of Beauty and The Beast - deeming the character worthy of the honour. In fact, she told the website she wanted to "bring culture" to the red carpet. The cast of the " Fast and Furious " franchise were scheduled to receive the Generation Award, which Vin Diesel was set to accept.

The rule change is the fallout of a tussle between Netflix and French cinema owners over two films the Los Angeles-based company produced - Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories and Bong Joon-ho's Okja. As Netflix has become a larger player in film production, acquisition and distribution it's been a strong proponent of day and date releases in which movies debut on the streaming service the same day they open in theaters.

In recent years, this nearly sacred day in Star Wars fandom has been commemorated in a variety of ways. The announcement, along with the release date for the fifth Indiana Jones film was announced (July 10, 2020) in a video on the Star Wars website .

She seemed to be trying to hide her neck behind her handbag, and we have to wonder if she has a hickey from her recent romantic evening with boy toy Younes Bendjima? Before that Kourtney stripped down completely as she did a few sultry poses in front of a few plants.

Scott told IGN UK , "we're writing [a sequel] now, as we speak". "They wanted to do " Alien ", er, " Awakening "-Neill Blomkamp", explains Scott ". In fact, he's so focused on what's next that even while talking big ideas about creation and Alien: Covenant, Scott was doodling an image for scene 103 of his upcoming John Paul Getty kidnapping film, All the Money in the World.

While financial details were not revealed in the announcement, sources tell Billboard the deal is worth $200 million. The deal includes worldwide touring, in which Live Nation will produce and promote JAY Z concert events. While Jay-Z has released few new recordings recently, he has toured consistently and is in fact set to appear at several music festivals in the fall, including at his own Philadelphia-based Made in America festival in September.

While the book offers plenty of opportunities for expansion, this could be a case where showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green are looking to create a show with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Nancy, aka the African trickster god Anansi; Pablo Schreiber as the leprechaun Mad Sweeney; Gillian Anderson as the new god Media; and Crispin Glover as the villainous Mr.

The online retailer stopped selling Google's Chromecast devices and Apple TV media players in 2015. "Over the last three years, Prime Video has become an important part of Prime", Amazon told BuzzFeed News at the time. "Roku, XBOX, PlayStation and Fire TV are excellent choices". It appears Apple and Amazon have called a truce. "We want our player, our Prime Video player, to be on the device, and we want it to be on the device with acceptable business terms".

This is just the latest problem for the pair as they have been under fire and facing massive scrutiny for the festival that promised luxury accommodations and instead wound up stranding ticket holders in a debacle that was compared to the Hunger Games at times.

The Pink Friday rapper - real name Onika Tanya Maraj - captioned the cute snap: 'Only KINGS recognize QUEENS. Nicki Minaj may have found her hip-hop prince in fellow rap star Nas . Reportedly, Minaj was the one who made a decision to end the romance, and the ex-lovers haven't been at the friendliest of terms. One fan called Nas an "upgrade" from Nicki's ex, Meek Mill.

Reboots are what's up right now. In addition, it was revealed that Ron Perlman wouldn't be returning to the role, instead being replaced by Stranger Things actor David Harbour , while Neil Marshall ( Dog Soldiers , The Descent) is directing.